1949 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1949.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- Nebraska State Journal for the campaign establishing the "Nebraska All-Star Primary" presidential preference primary which spotlighted, through a bi-partisan committee, issues early in the presidential campaign.[1]
- Local Reporting:
- Malcolm Johnson of the New York Sun for his series of 24 articles entitled "Crime on the Waterfront" in New York City.[2]
- National Reporting:
- C. P. Trussell of The New York Times for consistent excellence covering the national scene from Washington.
- International Reporting:
- Price Day of The Baltimore Sun for his series of 12 articles entitled, "Experiment in Freedom: India and Its First Year of Independence".
- Editorial Writing:
- Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.[3]
- John H. Crider of the Boston Herald for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Lute Pease of the Newark Evening News for "Who, Me?"
- Photography:
- Nathaniel Fein of the New York Herald-Tribune for his photo, "Babe Ruth Bows Out".[4]
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
- Fiction:
- Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens (Harcourt).
- Drama:
- History:
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Roosevelt and Hopkins by Robert E. Sherwood.
- Poetry:
- Terror and Decorum by Peter Viereck.
- Music:
- Music for the film Louisiana Story by Virgil Thomson (G. Schirmer) released in 1948 by Robert J. Flaherty Productions.
References
- ^ "Coveted Pulitzer Prize to Journal". Nebraska State Journal. May 3, 1949 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Malcolm Johnson of New York Sun". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ Fischer3, Heinz Dietrich (2020). Ambitious Newspaper Sports Journalism: Pulitzer Prize Winning Articles, Cartoons and Photos. Berlin, Germany: Lit Verlag. ISBN 978-3-643-96258-4. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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